New data on young women and breast cancer

CBS NEWS – Researchers in Boston report genetic testing is up among young women with breast cancer. A new study finds 87-percent of patients under 40 get tested for BRCA mutations after diagnosis. Doctors say more women may be aware of genetic risks following actress Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy. SOURCE – JAMA Oncology/MedDay/CBS

Asthma may play a role in women with fertility problems. That’s according to European researchers. They found women with asthma took longer to get pregnant, and were more than twenty-percent less likely to have a successful conception. SOURCE – European Respiratory Journal/MedDay/CBS

Researchers say beware how much iron you take. London scientists found even standard treatments triggered DNA damage within minutes.

They say check with your doctor about the best dosage. SOURCE – PLOS One/MedDay/CBS